Recent content by stratoskier

Wanted to followup to this thread, as I'm also considering the oil-filled radiator option... My situation is slightly different in that my coop is directly attached to the house and I'm constantly worried about the fire danger. I know that some folks maintain that heating the coop isn't really...

I appreciate all of the input. My concerns are based largely on the fact that the coop is attached to the house, so that the consequences of a fire are significantly greater than if the coop was somewhere remote from the house. We have an ongoing debate amongst ourselves about whether or not...

Gotcha -- hardware cloth over the cross bars, and raise the light a foot or so as per Chicabee's suggestion. Chickabee, the window doesn't open -- it's solid thermal pane. I hope we never bust that window while mucking out the coop, because I'd pretty much have to dismantle the whole coop in...

Well OK, maybe I'm worrying too much. Perhaps I just got nervous after reading various old posts about fires and the danger of heat lamps in general. The coop gets pretty dusty, so I wondered about risks from spontaneous combustion of dust or something like that. If no one chimes in with...

Here a couple of pics: First, here's a full shot from the outside, showing a little of all 3 sections. Inside the tall door to the middle part, you can see a little of the blue door that leads into the enclosed section. Note how those 2 sections (enclosed and roofed) are adjoined directly to...

Hi Everyone, Great site! We referenced this site often while selecting our chicks and designing our coop. We now have 8 healthy birds, all laying and all seemingly happy. But... I'm very worried about our winter heat source. Our coop consists of 3 adjoining sections: the first is fully...